Roland SH-2

The SH-2 is one of Rolands' early synthesizers. It is very simple in
design, look and function. It sounds much like the SH-101 synth, including the typical SH-style
sub-oscillator. But the SH-2 employed 2 oscillators for a much fatter
sound. It has the typical Roland SH sound - it's a monophonic bass synth
that's flexible enough to provoke punchy analog basses, leads and
squelchy sounds. The oscillators can be de-tuned as well, another
feature the popular SH-101 lacks. But it isn't very pretty to look at as
it shares the same design and layout as the SH09. Still it makes a simple and easily
programmable mono-synth that can be used in place of the more common
SH-101. However the SH-2 is harder to find and so it usually has a
higher price than other SH-type synthesizers from Roland. It has been
used by Duran Duran, Groove Corporation, Eat Static, OMD, Men Without
Hats, and the Eurythmics.

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